{"product_id":"pearce-oysters","title":"Pearce Oysters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The complex characters and the lovingly described Louisiana setting bring this eco-tragedy sympathetically to life. Recommended to readers of issue-oriented fiction such as Charlotte McConaghy's \u003ci\u003eMigrations\u003c\/i\u003e and Barbara Kingsolver's \u003ci\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the sudden death of his father, Jordan Pearce reluctantly takes over the family's generations-old oyster-farming business on Louisiana's Gulf Coast. He's still adjusting to the new role when the \u003ci\u003eDeepwater Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e oil rig explodes offshore, triggering one of the worst environmental disasters in history and throwing his hardscrabble coastal town into crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile looking after his distressed mother, Jordan struggles to keep the company afloat and is forced to seek help from his estranged brother, Benny, a beatnik musician living in New Orleans. In the face of impending tragedy, this small community searches for a way forward, just as the fractured Pearce family, finally reunited under one roof, must find the hope and courage to save their legacy.","brand":"Zibby Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942027952359,"sku":"9798990630437","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_3c7f18af-ba41-405a-a936-bac218174360.jpg?v=1775243908","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/pearce-oysters","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}